Seal



Sept. 8, 1925 1,553,145

J.L.DWSMOOR SEAL Filed Oct. 28. 1921 Invention J07znL.Dins7n0o-r; I 58/ zfiiglauf' EQEi Patented Sept. 8, 1925. i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. DINSMOOR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SEAL.

Application filed October 28, 1921. Serial No. 511,138.

To all whom it may concern." the part or member L provided with three Be it known that I, JOHN L. DINSMOOR, a studs M N O and score or fold lines at o citizen of the United States, residing at the together with suitable designation or identicity of New York, borough of Manhattan, fication means. The stud N is provided with 60 county and State of New York, have ina slot or recess a for the reception of a vented a certain new and useful Seal, of looped portion of a shackle P the latter which the following is a specification. preferably extending in a sidewise direction This invention is a device or instrumenfrom the seal. The stud N is smaller in tality adapted for easy and expeditious apdimensions than studs M O, and said stud 65 "l plication to an object of one character or N projects in one direction from the seal another for affording protection thereto. body, Whereas the other two studs M 0 ex- More particularly, the invention affords tend in an opposite direction from said seal means for the permanent attachment to the bodyseal member of a shackle, usually composed The shackle is looped and positioned in an 70 of flexible material, such as a wire, cord, etc, outward direction to the length of the seal, said shackle being composed of material sepa small loop of the shackle being received arate from the seal member and so united. into the slot or recess of the stud-N. The thereto or associated therewith that said seal is doubled on the line m for the stud O shackle cannot by any possibility become det0 fitover stud N, Figure 2 and then the 75 tached accidently or removed wilfully and longer part of the seal is doubled on the line fraudulently without leaving irrefutable evi- 0 for the stud M to fit over the studs 0 N, dence to the eifect that the seal has been after which pressure is applied for upsetting tampered with, disrupted or destroyed. the studs and to effect the mutual interlock- The invention in a broad aspect is susceping engagement of the parts composing the n tible of embodiment in different construcseal. This mode of assembly brings the tional forms, but fundamentally considered shackle within two opposite end loops of the said invention is a member composed of fiexseal, thus housing said shackle eifectively ible material, usually metal, bendable in against unwarranted tampering. definite directions for encasing, usually in a In some cases it is desirable to form stud so partial manner, a shackle composed ordi- 6 smaller than stud N and to fold stud O 'narily of material differing in character under stud N as shown in Figure 3. from the seal member, together with a plu- The use of three studs in the scored seal rality of headed tubular studs integral with enables the parts to be folded so as to accuthe seal member, said studs being of a comrately register the studs and to secure a pressible nature and operating when upset quantity of metal which when the studs are for locking the seal parts and the shackle so upset afford added strength to the seal and securely and efficiently that the seal cannot increases materially the security afiorded be opened and reclosed for the removal of thereby. When the seal is closed, the tubuthe shackle without occasioning such dislar studs are quickly upset, and they are the 40 ruption of the seal as to wholly preclude reonly seal parts distorted by the compressive use of the instrumentality as a means for pressure. sealing the shackle. Having thus fully described the invention, Other functions and advantages of the inwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by vention will appear from the following de- Letters Patent is scription taken in connection with the draw- 1. A seal embodying a bendable member ings, in whichprovided with shackle retaining means fold- Figure 1 is a plan View of one form of able to encase a shackle, and a plurality of the seal in an open condition and with a locking means unitary with the bendable shackle assembled with reference thereto. member,.said locking means being compres- 105 Figure 2 is a view in edge elevation of the sible together with the shackle retaining Warts ShOWn in Figure 1, f01 ed Wi h th means for locking the bendable part and the stud at one end between the other two studs. h kl retaining means into multiple fold- Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figed relation. ure 2, showing one end stud folded under 2. A seal embodying a shackle the ends of 110 the middle stud. which are united, a bendable member sep- The seal illustrated in Figure 1 comprises arate from the shackle and provided with a shackle retaining tubular slotted stud, and means for locking said bendable member in folded relation to the united ends of said shackle said locking means including a plurality of telescopic members crushable into locking engagement With each other and With said shackle retaining stud.

A seal or the class described ei'ibodying a foldable strip and three interlocking tubular studs one of which is provided with a shackle receiving recess.

A erushable seal of the class described embodying a foldahle strip having shackle engaging means and three tubular studs one of which is provided With a recess and one of said studs being 01" slightly decreased diameter relatively to the recessed stud and another oi; said studs being or" slightly increased diame'ter relatively to said recessed stud whereby upon the assemblage of said studs into telescopic relation the three studs have frictional contact With one another respectively.

5. A seal of the class described embodying a foldable strip and three tubular studs adapted for assemblage into telescopic relation the middle one of said studs being provided with a cord receiving recess.

In testimony whereof I have hereto signed my name this 22nd day of October 1921.

JOHN L. DlllShlGUR. 

